Nightswimming

Pompeii

October 2019 •English

Tam gets on the first tube home, plugs himself into his phone and begins reliving his night out via social media stories.

Arconada

June 2013 •English

Jon wants to be Arconada, the mythical goalkeeper of Real Sociedad, but is the substitute goalkeeper of the school soccer team.

Night Swimming

July 2005 •English

A night in the woods, and its aftermath, helps Otter with a major life decision. He's a high school senior, hanging out with Darby - the local alpha male - and Darby's girlfriend Amber. Their public displays of affection irritate Otter.

The Good Girls

April 1960 •French

Four Parisian women navigate the world of romance and daily life looking to fulfill their dreams.

Bless Me Father

November 2017 •English

In a small Irish town where secrets are rare, a local man goes to church to confess his.

Across My Land

May 2017 •English

Father and son 'minutemen' patrol the American/Mexican border near their home in Nogales, Arizona.

Lunch Time

May 2017 •Persian

A 16 year old girl has come to the hospital to identify the body of her mother. The people in charge at the hospital - due to her young age - won't let her into the morgue. After she insists that most of her family is in jail for criminal activities, they acquiesce...

Kaleidoscope Dreams

December 2015 •English

While struggling with a broken marriage and the threat of eviction, a man tries to sell his engagement ring and in doing so he experiences that the lines between memories, dreams and reality are very thin.

Poison in the Water

September 2017 •English

A recent widower joins his daughter on the search for a witch he believes is a manifestation of her grief.

In Orbit

September 2020 •English

The future, the space. Sonia is about to be transferred from her station to a newer one. Although everything seems to be going well, Sonia's mind is actually elsewhere, haunted by tragic events from the not too distant past.

Akashi

March 2018 •Japanese

Kana, a young woman from Japan is pursuing her career in North America and has adapted to her new environment. However, her new lifestyle has made her emotionally distant and can't seem to sustain a long term relationship. Her mother calls informing Kana that grandma passed away. As Kana returns home to pay her respects, she begins to recall her most intimate conversation with grandma. In their talk, Grandma is proud of Kana for leaving Japan. Kana argues it's even harder to raise a family and sustain a marriage for a lifetime. Grandma tells Kana that their marriage was far from ideal, and to Kana's surprise, Grandma reveals a secret which changes Kana's attitudes on relationships. Memories and the funeral force Kana to look inside herself and examine her own life.

Sea Child

January 2015 •English

On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

Estrella

May 2014 •Spanish

Manodopera

November 2016 •Greek

An immigrant worker renovates a flat. Young men reflect on their existence.

Terminal

June 2013 •German

George, stoic and overprotective, travels to Zurich with his daughter Rachel. One is planning physician-assisted suicide; the other has just one day left to intervene.

Himalia

October 2024 •French

With a sense of strange timelessness, this fable immerses us in the daily life of a child fascinated by the elusive rays of the sun that stir life on the atypical lands of Himalia.

Whispering in the Leaves

October 2024 •Panjabi

A girl longed to accompany her father on his journey to India to bid farewell to her ailing grandmother, but was not allowed. During a turbulent car ride home after picking up her grieving father from the airport, she struggles to shield him from the weight of her silent yearning.

Stand Still

October 2019 •English

The darkness of postnatal depression threatens to overwhelm Susannah, but a chance encounter with Rupa might be the help she needs.

Our Sister

October 2019 •English

A teenage girl with autism and her sister try to come to terms with their grief after the death of their younger sister.

Something in The Closet

October 2019 •English

A queer teenager struggles with her sexuality, as desires manifest their way from the depths of her eerie closet into reality.